The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-06-15

self of it, or ever after hold his peace"
and the more soft he has any suspicion that a
clique or ring is likely TO control the matter
selhshly. 80 Clark Shepard of Barre, but
who has interests in our town, seems to
have made a very fortunate move ten years
ago when he invested a little less than six
hundred dollars in a pasture in the granite
district of southeast Barre. He has already
realized more than three tn ousand dollars
from the purchase, and with two small
houses lately built he seems likely to get
$500 to $1,000 more out of 1t. 80 The
farmers here have occasion for rejoicing in
view of the very promising grass crop. We
notice, too, indications of fine apple crop,
everything favoring. - The little daugh-
ter of Frank Martin (son of Lyman MARTINI
was accidentally run over by her father,
who was driving a colt, one day last week,
and one limb was broken. The child is do
ing well. The escape from a worse in
jury was apparently narrow one. -
Rev. Alvaro Webster has leased his fathers
" Asa S. Simonds place " this year He will
doubtless preach more or less on Sundays
-= Maggie Whitney did not tarry long
at Old Orchard Beach, Maine, on account of
i'll health. - Daniel ID. Royce, who has
always had such good health heretofore, is
a great sufferer just now from sciatic rheu-
matism. - Messrs. Enoch Howe Lucus
Edison and Gerald f. Bass, whose combined
years are about two hundred sixty-eight
are to be seen these days (by one who gets
M early enough hoeing in their gardens
If experience will tell their harvests ought
to be great. - Landlord G.. f.. Peters of
the Hubbard House seems to be having
quite fine patronage at this time. - DR..
Cornelius V. Lynde has located in Fari-
bault Mimi, for the practice of homeopathy
- DIR. Charles A. Gale, now of Rutland,
has, with two others, just purchased gran
tie quarry in southeast Barre of Clark Shep-
ard. - William u. Pratt is building a
house. Such property seems to pay well in
these days near any of the quarries. -
William Carnes of East Barre is building
near his recently-purchased quarry in this
town. - Mrs. DIR. George f.. Maloy "a
daughter of Mrs. Chester MARTINI arrived
last week from Glencoe, Mimi, for a visit
at the old home. A little son accompanies
her. - Horace Flint (son of Calvin
Flint left Gibbon, Neb., not long ago, with
his family for a visit here. They have been
visiting friends in Ohio on the way. 60
Rev. II. ID. Miller and wife were called
suddenly on Thursday last to Gill, Mass,
where Mrs. Millers only sister is thought
| to be fatally ILL - Misses Annie Benedict
and Ella Martin are to graduate from God
dard Seminary next week. - Mrs Ella
! Seaver Owen of Burlington, daughter of the
| late Bingham Seaver, has been visiting
| friends in town of late. She is fine artist
| 60 Rev. Alvaro Webster will establish
a Sunday-school next Sunday morning at
| the house of Truman Town in the quarry
district in southeast Barre. - Religious
services are to be held every Sunday after
noon at two o'clock in the William u. Pratt
school-house Williamstown pupils OF
the late Jacob Spaulding here and else.
where are kindly invited to contribute
toward the monument about to be erected
to him in Barre. Any sums sent to the
writer will be duly forwarded to the com
mttee. 60 A curious freak of nature is tC
be seen in young colt belonging to Prem
tiss Waldo which has a head and tail like
"A rat Mr.. Waldo thought at first to kill it
though it is a healthy animal Where,
| Barnum?